Research services
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Planning phase
Contact person: Knowledge and Technology Exchange Team
We help you prepare and implement your project.
Good to know
- If you have found a partner or someone to commission your research work, you will need a contract to proceed.
Acquiring project funding: calculations / budget planning
Contact person: Section 74: Investment and Asset Management
We help you plan your costs, especially staff costs.
- Send us your calculations— we will be glad to review and optimize them for you.
Good to know
- Budget planning and cost calculation is a key feature of acquiring a contract. Your budget should be well thought out. Calculate the individual cost items as concretely as possible, indicating the basis for your calculations.
- Note that cost calculations must include a full cost flat rate. In addition, contracts and services within the scope of knowledge and technology transfer are fundamentally subject to value-added tax.
- If you have not previously done so, fill out the external-funding notification form (PDF) and send it to your faculty administration.
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Acquiring project funding: Contract management
Contact person: Contract Management Team
We help you
- when a contract is required for research you are carrying out for third parties (e.g., companies, foundations, or other research institutions) and
- if you are drawing up a contract tailored to your specific project and in compliance with usual standards and agreements.
Good to know
- These contracts require a signature from University management: Remember to plan in the necessary time for acquiring this signature.
- You can already provide notification of your externally funded project by completing a notification form for externally funded projects (PDF) and sending it to your faculty administration.
Project start
Contacts: Section 74: Investment and Asset Management and HR
We help you
- set up a project account (Section 74: Investment and Asset Management)
- hire staff (HR).
Good to know
- The project can start as soon as the agreement is completed.
- In order to use the funds, you will need a project account (WBS element). All project-specific transactions are made from this account and recorded here—as are incoming funds, expenses, and costs.
- The project account is set up by Section 74 and made available to the project management.
- The hiring procedure can take up to 6 weeks.
Project execution
Contacts: Management Accounting Team, Section 74: Investment and Asset Management, HR, purchasing teams, and Work-Related Travel Team
We help you
- handle your bank statements (Management Accounting Team)
- with other financial overviews (Section 74: Investment and Asset Management)
- with necessary proof of use of costs for the DFG (Section 74: Investment and Asset Management)
- if you want to increase hours or extend contracts for staff (HR)
- to procure project materials, equipment, and services (procurement)
- if you want to undertake work-related travel (Work-Related Travel Team).
Quick links
- Use your SharePoint bank statement to view your current project funds and find information about your bank statements.
- General information on purchasing
- General information on organizing and invoicing work-related travel
Project completion
Contact person: Section 74: Investment and Asset Management
We help you
- create and log your final invoice.
Good to know
- After you have completed the tasks agreed upon, you can do your final accounting. Inform Section 74 promptly when the work has been completed.
- The project account will be closed by Section 74 upon project completion.